Episode 177: Guest Russ Roberts on Adam Smith and Libertarian Economics (Part Two)

From The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

Continuing with the Econtalk host on the moral aspects of economics, focused by Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments.

Should we sacrifice ourselves to the machine of the economy? How does Smith's idea of virtue and talk of the "impartial spectator" line up with economic growth?

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End song: "Needle Exchange" by Fritz Beer, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #2.